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Commencement
Speaker, Jim Sadler, spoke passionately of service: service
to the world, service to each other, service to the earth.
Quoting Edward Abbey, he said, “ ‘Do not burn
yourselves out. Be as I am - a reluctant enthusiast....a
part-time crusader, a half-hearted fanatic. Save the other
half of yourselves and your
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lives
for pleasure and adventure. It is not enough to fight for
the land; it is even more important to enjoy it.’”
Mr. Sadler also likened his speaking at this ceremony to
the women who entered a marathon, then took the subway to
the finish line -- it seemed strange to him that he was
at a CDS graduation after being retired in Montana for the
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Our
Valedictorian, who will attend Duke University in the
fall, gave a often funny, often sentimental, very clever
speech -- a snarky “dos & don’t’s”
of commencement speaking. In a serious moment, she implored
her fellow graduates not to listen to her young philosophy
of life, but to listen to their own hearts to guide them
through triumphs and difficulties.
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Our Salutatorian,
who will be entering University of Pennsylvania, hoped that
“we forever store in our minds the various aspects of
life in the Caribbean. Do not lose track of the rich heritage
and culture in which we were brought up. The traditions and
customs that our parents and elders have instilled in us should
remain with us for the rest of our lives. These are the building
blocks that have helped to shape us into the young men and
women that we are today.”
The Sadler
Faculty Award was presented to Lower School Teacher, Diane
Williams, and Upper School Science Teacher, Roger Summerhayes.
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